Arts & Life
You Should Know… Lucas Shapiro
When you need a shoulder to lean on, Lucas Shapiro is your guy.
As a University of Maryland student, Shapiro, 22, originally studied medical theology...
Jewish Jokers: Baltimore Comedians on Their Lives in Stand-Up
“This has been kind of a big week for me. I did recently have to buy a pregnancy test,” said Baltimore resident and comedian...
Visiting Musician Avi Avital Wants You to Fall in Love with the Mandolin
Israeli musician Avi Avital is a rock star on the mandolin, and he is on a personal mission to popularize an underrated instrument.
His next step...
Opinion
Why Nissim Black’s ‘Mothaland Bounce’ is the Most Authentically Jewish Song You’ll Hear This...
By Henry Abramson
Fans of mainstream Jewish music may find Nissim Black’s latest single “Mothaland Bounce” jarring and alien, but they’re just not listening with...
21st-Century JCCs
Jewish Community Centers around the country are rethinking their missions and refining their approaches in order to better serve their local communities. According to...
Bernie and Mike
From the headlines, you’d think it was election season in the Catskills. “Is Bernie vs. Bloomberg good for the Jews?” “Two Jews Walk Into...
Nation and World
Buttigieg and Klobuchar Will Not Attend AIPAC Conference, Cite Super Tuesday
Democratic presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg said they will not attend AIPAC’s annual conference because it overlaps with Super Tuesday.
Their absence leaves...
Monsey Stabbing Victim Opens Eyes After 59 Days in Coma
The most seriously injured victim of the stabbing attack at a rabbi’s home in Monsey opened his eyes after 59 days in a coma.
Josef...
White Supremacists Increasingly Working Together Across Borders
Shortly before he killed 51 people, the gunman who perpetrated the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque shooting posted a manifesto to the website 8chan in...
Food & Dining
Recipes by an Anosmaic: You Don’t Need to Be Able to Smell This Sandwich...
By Leah Holzel
Much of the pleasure we get from food comes by way of our sense of smell.
Yes, our sense of taste is important,...
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Cauliflower is readily available at any food store, always in season, light, loaded with good nutrients, and affordable. As a cook, I find it is so diverse, easy to work with, and forgiving; and best of all, it will adopt to any flavor you add to it.
Chef Gary’s Fried Flounder Fillet
My mother Ruth and my Grandma Stella always made this dish by frying flounder or sole in a pan with oil. Any firm, flaky...
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